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Cold snap continues in Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency forecast snow and rain in the Kanto region from Friday afternoon as ...
January 27, 2023
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Japan’s 1st Shield-Shaped Bronze Mirror, Huge Sword Unearthed from Ancient Burial Mound
NARA — For the first time in Japan, a bronze mirror in the shape of a shield has been unearthed. It ...
January 27, 2023
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Pilot Project to Counter Bear Attacks in Residential Areas Started
As bear attacks in residential areas are increasing in various parts of the country, the Environment...
January 27, 2023
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Japanese Police to Expand Scope of Online Content Subject to Takedown Requests
The National Police Agency plans to expand from March the scope of online content subject to takedow...
January 27, 2023
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Japan’s NTT East Eyes Entering Insect-Based Food Business
NTT East Corp. is planning to work with a venture company to produce crickets for human consumption....
January 27, 2023
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Exhausted Drivers Freed From Gridlock in Central Japan
Vehicles stranded amid heavy snow on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Mie and Shiga prefectures from W...
January 26, 2023
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Yomiuri Giants’ New Minor League Team Stadium to Include Aquarium
The Yomiuri Giants’ Eastern League farm team is set to get a new stadium in Inagi, western Tokyo, Th...
January 26, 2023
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Lawson Begins Trial Providing Unsold Food to Children’s Cafeteria
Lawson Inc. has started an experiment to provide unsold fried food at one of its Tokyo shops to a sp...
January 26, 2023
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Supreme Court Rules Vote Value Disparity in 2021 Lower House Election Constitutional
The Supreme Court issued a unified ruling Wednesday that the October 2021 House of Representatives e...
January 25, 2023
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Former Abductee Urges Kishida to Hold Japan-North Korea Summit
Yasushi Chimura, who was abducted by North Korea in the 1970s, met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
January 25, 2023
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Only Okinawa Escapes Subzero Temperatures Amid Japan’s Strongest Cold Wave This Winter
Forty-six prefectures saw subzero temperatures on Wednesday morning amid the strongest cold wave so ...
January 25, 2023
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Drivers Stranded on Shin-Meishin Expressway
Large numbers of vehicles are stuck on both sides of the Shin-Meishin Expressway near the border bet...
January 25, 2023
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Thirteen Crew Rescued after Ship Sinks off Japan, Search on for 9 Missing
TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Thirteen crew members were rescued on Wednesday from a cargo ship that san...
January 25, 2023
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Eastern Japan City Reaps Rewards of Cheap Natural Gas
The cost of gas is soaring apace due to the hike in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukr...
January 25, 2023
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Safety at Day Care Centers for Disabled Children in Spotlight
Parents of disabled children rely on the services of such day care facilities but safety is becoming...
January 25, 2023
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